Bruised Biden tries to turn the page after US debacle in Afghanistan

After a hellish month, the president wants to focus on domestic matters – but Republicans won’t let Afghanistan drop from the radar

Once again Joe Biden found himself talking about nation-building, the fragility of democracy and the threat that religious extremists pose to women’s rights.

But the president’s interventions on Thursday were focused on America, not Afghanistan, as domestic events gave him an unexpected assist in his effort to turn the page on the ignominious retreat from Kabul.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3DL2k6a

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